gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
overall victory; championship
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
accurate; correct; precise; exact
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
to bury; to embed; to implant
dozens; scores of; decades
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
violent explosion; bursting
absence; disregard; indifference
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
comfort; consolation; diversion
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
final game; final games; the finals
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo